Collapsible receptacle.



t D. HEYMAN,

GOLLAPSIBLE BEGEPTAGLE.

APPLICATION FILED JALZB, 1911.

1,003,107. 0 Patented Sept. 12,1911.

6 Inventor: I

Java/ 22 mm ful Improvements in Collapsible Recepta-' I \TED STATES PAT].5.1?"OFFICE?"il DAVID Harman, or JERSEY .crrr. nnw JERSEY.

COLLAPSIBLE RECEIP'IACLE.

specification of Letters latent; Patented Sept. 12, 1911. J Application n ea'Juuar 26, m1. saun -coma.

To all who-m 4t may concernf Be it known. that I, DAVID HEYMAN, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at No. 27 Crescent-avenue, Jersey City, in thecounty of Hudson and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and usecles, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to improve- .7 ments in collapsible receptacles usually made oflmetal.

The principal object of the invention is to so improve the detail'structure of receptacles of this character that the ends and sides thereof may be readily folded flat against the bottom, and'the cover placed in such position that when the receptacle is folded it will present a: neat and compact appearance.

It is also an object of the invention to so pivotally secure the sides and ends of the receptacle to the bottom thereof, that these parts may be opened out and closed an indefinite number of times without danger of the sides and ends becoming separated from the bottom part.

Other objects and advantages of the 'invention will be disclosed in the following specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, wherein-- Figure 1 is a perspective View of a receptacle in collapsed condition, the cover being shown partly slid over the sides and ends and engaging the bottom or base; Fig. 2 is a similarview of a receptacle with the sides and ends opened out, I the cover being omitted; Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view through a completed receptacle; and Fig. 4 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on the line 44 of Fig.3 and looking in the direction of the arrows.

Referring to the drawing by reference characters, '10 designatesthe bottom or base of the receptacle, 11 and 12 the lo'n itudinal sides thereof and 13 and 14 the en 5 of the.

individual wire 18which wire is angular so as to seat in the eyes 17 of the adjacent side and end members at each corner, the construction being such' that the side and end members of the receptacle are hin ed in the bead 16 of the base member 10, an although freely movable therein to be folded, may not be removed from'the base except by'very considerable effort.

Each of the side members '11 and '12" near each end thereezf is rovided with a grooved portion 19 stain up from thematerial itself, these grooves 19 being designed to engage the adjacent edges 20 of the endmembers 13 and 14 for the purpose of providing a substantially rigid structure when ;the box is opened out and the edges of the end members are inserted in the grooves 19 of the side members. and 14 are of less width than the base member 10 so that when the end members are folded down against the base member, the sides 11 and 12 may be folded over the ehd members. Each of the sides 11 and 12 along its upper edge is provided with a substantially flat flange 20 which is designed to be engaged by the turned over edge 21 of the cover 15, the cover being turned over .at two of its edges and at the end 22, the opposite end being left substantially plane. Each of rangement enabling the portions 19 to enter the spaces which result from stamping up the ribs 23 of the material of the ends 13 and 14 and allowing the sides 11 and 12 to lie substantially flat against the folded down ends 13 and 14. When the receptacle is collapsed as indicated in Fig. 1, the bottom opened and The end members 13 bead 16 may be engaged by the turned over edges of the cover 15, and when the cover is slid over the collapsed sides and ends, a thin flat article results, which is neat and compact and may be easily handled.

I claim 1. In a collapsible receptacle, the combination with the base having a head or clench formed at each of its edges, of pairs of side and end members each thereof having an eye formed at one edgethercof, saideyes being pivotally retained in the beads in the base, and an angular wire seated in the eyes of adjacent side and end members at each corner, the side edges of eachmember of one of said pairs having grooved portions "into which the adjacent side edges of the 2. In a collapsible receptacle, the combination withthe base having a bead or clench formed at each of its edges, of airs of side and end members each thereo having an eye formed at one edge thereof said eyes being pivotally'held in the beads in the base,

cent side and end members at eac an angular wire seated in the e es of adjacorner, the side edges of each member of one of said pairs having grooved portions into which theadjacent s1de ed es of the members of the other pair are a a ted to extend when the receptacle is opene and a cover having a turned over edge adapted to eng e either the base' member when the receptac e iscollapsed or the side and end members when the receptacle is opened out.

3. In a collapsi 1e receptacle, the combination with a base member havin a head or clench formed at each of its e ges and 0 p'ositely disposed depressions each of w ich is arranged-adjacent an edge ofsaid base member 0 a pair of'end mem ers pivotally held in the bead in the base 'member, one of said pairs of members having each a projection or rib adapted to enter the depressions in the base member, and the other of said pairs of mem bers havin each a struck up groove adapted to enter t e space which results from the formation of t e said ribs in the other pair of members.

In testimony whereof I have afiixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

' DAVID HEYMAN. Witnesses:

O'r'ro MUNK, CLARISSA FRANCK.

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